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Mesopotamia is the Greek word for_________.
What is "land between two rivers?"
The fertile crescent is found in what part of the modern world?
What is Iraq?
The name of the primary, ancient people who lived in Mesopotamia.
What are Sumarians?
___________played a major role in allowing settlements to occur.
What is access to food?
Why did civilizations develop in the fertile crescent?
What is 'Everything needed to survive was present.'
"The black headed ones" is a name for who?
Who are the Sumarians?
Who built the first known civilization?
Who are the people of Sumer?
True or False
Clay was abundant in the region of Mesopotamia.
What is True?
What are city states?
What is 'A large city surrounded by a wall.'
The code of Hammurabi was a _______________.
What is 'A law created by a Babylonian King.'
The code of Hammurabi included ______________?
harsh consequences, an eye for an eye, innocent until proven guilty (if you say one of these you get it right)
The most complete and famous code of Hammurabi was found on what?
What is 'A large basalt stone stele.'
Cuneiform is____?
What is.....
A tracking system for livestock sales and accounting
Wedge shaped
Written left to right
A form of ancient writing
The epic of Gilgamesh is--
A story of a King who was also part god.
The best known piece of literature in Akkadian
Is a poem about a legendary ruler of Uruk
The epic of Gilgamesh involves which of the following?
What is Killing a bull with the help of Enkidu?
The epic of Gilgamesh involves killing what animal?
What is a bull?
Name one of the rivers that flows through the Fertile Crescent.
What is the Euphrates or Tigris River?
People in the Fertile Crescent traded their extra grain for:
obsidian
Thick brick walls were built around the cities to protect this resource.
What is water?
In which city was the Ziggurat built?
What is the city of Ur?
How many years ago did people form farming and settlements?
What is 10,000 years ago?
How many years ago did early farmers develop the plow?
What is 8,000 years ago?
How many years ago did the earliest cities form?
What is 5,000 years ago?
How many years ago did early man tame animals?
What is 10,000 years ago?
How many years ago did early people begin to hunt and gather?
What is 14,000 years ago?